Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments was 18.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burkina Faso, 1997–2025
Source: Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burkina Faso stood at 18.3%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 93.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burkina Faso peaked at 18.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2020.
Burkina Faso ranks 136th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 9.0% | — |
| 1998 | 8.1% | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +44.4% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +30.8% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.7% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | +16.7% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | -52.9% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +168.3% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | +8.3% |
| 2025 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 18.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 21.4%, 85% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 18.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.3%, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.4% | 8.1% | 9.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 8.1% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 9.4% | 15.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 6.3% | 18.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More public sector data for Burkina Faso
- Arms imports 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 1.57 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 94.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 37.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 43.47 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 23.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.02 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 69.44 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burkina Faso?
- Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Burkina Faso was 18.3% in 2025, according to Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
- What is the highest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 2020.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments?
- Burkina Faso ranks 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Monthly ranking of women in national parliaments, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), published as part of Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Women in parliaments are the percentage of parliamentary seats in a single or lower chamber held by women.